Seasoned Investment Banker Dan McClory Acquires Majority Stake in Brera Holdings
Brera’s Executive Chairman triples his investment
DUBLIN, Ireland and MILAN, Italy, March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brera Holdings PLC (“Brera Holdings”, “Brera” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BREA) announces today that its Executive Chairman, Daniel J. McClory, an experienced figure in the investment banking world, has acquired a majority stake in Brera Holdings, the first publicly-traded multi-club ownership (“MCO”) company in global football (American soccer).
“I believe that this strategic move underscores the robust confidence Mr. McClory places in Brera's potential and heralds in a new era of international focus and expansion beyond the Company’s Italian roots,” stated Pierre Galoppi, Brera’s Chief Executive Officer.
Daniel J. McClory is an international investor, investment banker and venture philanthropist, who brings unparalleled expertise, vision, and commitment to Brera, as evidenced by this recent acquisition of 4,550,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, for a total holding of 6,850,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, cementing a 54.5% ownership position and securities entitling him to 83.7% of the total votes of the Company.
Mr. McClory has extensive experience founding and financing growth companies and executing equity capital markets and merger & acquisition transactions. Dan's principal and advisory deals have spanned North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. His teams have ranked in the Top Ten of league tables for placement agents and won “Deal of the Year” at the M&A Advisor Awards.
Dan has completed IPOs and transactions for clients listed on Nasdaq, the NYSE, the London Stock Exchange, Toronto Stock Exchange, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, Euronext Growth, and the Irish Stock Exchange. As Founder and CEO of Irvine, California-based Boustead & Company Limited, he has led the firm’s expansion into Singapore, the UK, Switzerland, Mauritius, Monaco and Latin America.
Mr. McClory serves on the Boards of the USA Track & Field Foundation, the Eastern Michigan University Champions Advisory Board, the American Foundation of Savoy Orders, and the Alder Foundation, where he listed the first-ever foreign-funded, venture philanthropy-backed IPO on Bovespa's Social Stock Exchange in Brazil. He is a dual U.S and Italian citizen.
Mr. Galoppi concluded, “This exciting development coincides with the welcoming of esteemed international business leaders to our Advisory Board, who not only support the Brera mission and understand the inimitable opportunities but are committed to enhancing our strategic capabilities to best position Brera for success. Together, we look forward to a future defined by growth, sustained innovation, and global reach, empowered by the trust and leadership of Mr. McClory and our all-star Advisory Board.”
